French VC Outlook 2025: Big Bets on AI, Climate Tech, and a Dash of Optimism
After a rocky 2024, we take the pulse of France's VC community for 2025.
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French Tech Funding Wire December 1: 400 RetailTech Startups; Pennylane Funding Rumors; €131M Raised In 15 Rounds
Between Nov 24 and Nov 28, French Tech startups raising VC included Zadient Technologies, AFYREN, Lexip (formerly Pixminds), Water Horizon, Damae Medical, VESTO, Alkion BioInnovations, Ventuno Biotech, Sim&Cure, AURA AERO, Komia, AberActives, Drive Innov, VoilaChef, AlgenScribe, and IvySpec.
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Members of the Doctolib mafia have a new startup, La Fraise, that dentists and their patients can't refuse. We're looking over a new Future of Work fund called Clover. Revaia takes the ESG pulse. And Jolt is raising a €1B fund to make startup rhinoceroses a thing.